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Swift / PrestaShop Webservice Product Resource A-Z / 3 - Create category

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let http = CkoHttp()
    var success: Bool

    http.BasicAuth = true
    http.Login = "{{webservice_key}}"
    http.Password = "password"

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: Generate Code to Create XML

    // The following XML is sent in the request body.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    // <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    //     <category>
    //         <name>
    //             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    //         </name>
    //         <link_rewrite>
    //             <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    //         </link_rewrite>
    //         <description>
    //             <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    //         </description>
    //         <active>1</active>
    //         <id_parent>1</id_parent>
    //     </category>
    // </prestashop>
    // 

    let xml = CkoXml()
    xml.Tag = "prestashop"
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:xlink", value: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|name|language", autoCreate: true, attrName: "id", attrValue: "1")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("category|name|language", value: "Category demo")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|link_rewrite|language", autoCreate: true, attrName: "id", attrValue: "1")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("category|link_rewrite|language", value: "category-demo")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("category|description|language", autoCreate: true, attrName: "id", attrValue: "1")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("category|description|language", value: "my awesome category description")
    xml.UpdateChildContentInt("category|active", value: 1)
    xml.UpdateChildContentInt("category|id_parent", value: 1)

    let sbRequestBody = CkoStringBuilder()
    xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.PTextSb("POST", url: "https://localhost:8080/api/categories", textData: sbRequestBody, charset: "utf-8", contentType: "application/xml", md5: false, gzip: false)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp!.StatusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp!.BodyStr)")
    resp = nil

}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<category>
    <name>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    </name>
    <link_rewrite>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    </link_rewrite>
    <description>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    </description>
    <active>1</active>
    <id_parent>1</id_parent>
</category>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "3 - Create category",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n<category>\n    <name>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>\n    </name>\n    <link_rewrite>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>\n    </link_rewrite>\n    <description>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>\n    </description>\n    <active>1</active>\n    <id_parent>1</id_parent>\n</category>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "categories"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}